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CVE-2023-38557

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 7 (All versions < V23Q3). The affected product assigns improper access rights to the update script. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

Affected products

• Siemens Spectrum Power 7: before 23q3 — fixed in 23q3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Siemens Spectrum Power 7 23q3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-357182.pdf
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-357182.pdf

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